PESHAWAR:At least 23 people, including women, died and dozens of others sustained injuries as heavy rain and windstorm hit KP and Punjab on Saturday. According to rescuers, 19 people were killed in KP and another 60 sustained injuries in rain-related incidents. The deaths were reported in Bannu, three in Lakki Marwat, and two in the Karak areas of KP.

In Punjab, three sisters died in a rain-related incident in the Khushab area while a man was killed in Wazirabad. The deceased are identified as 13-year-old Sattaran Bibi, 10-year-old Manzar Batul and seven-year-old Kashf Bibi. The tragedy took place in a Noorpur Thal village where the girls took refuge from heavy rain beside a wall that collapsed. More than six dozen sustained injuries, the Rescue 1122 DG said, adding that women and children are among the victims.

In Gujranwala district of Punjab, 10 people sustained injuries, local rescue officials said. Three workers were injured as a factory shed fell on Aimanabad Road. Roof collapses left seven people injured, the rescuers added. The rain exposed the costly sewer system in Gujrat. Reportedly, Nowshera Virkan, Wazirabad and adjacent areas too received heavy rain. Earlier in the ongoing week, rain-related incidents claimed three lives in Lahore and parts of Punjab.

PK 760 coming from Jeddah was diverted to Multan while PK186 coming from Sharjah was diverted to Faisalabad.